Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-06-24
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The drouih continues and tobacco
will 90 up still more unless there is a
rain within the next few days.
Mr.. r. P. Stevens has put up a
wooden awning in front Of his store,
corner 9th aud Railroad streets.
We call the attention of our read
ers to advertisement in another col
umn, offering for sale valuable stock
of goods in Nashville, Tenn.
A little son of Mr.. Il. L. Smith
made very ugly wound on one of
his feet last week by letting a pair Of
scissors fall on it, one of the points
entering and passing through the
foot.
Several parties have given their
names for the Mammoth Cave excur-
sion juno 80, but not enough to
make up the IS aud unless others
come in at once tho excursion will
be declared OIL. E
DIR. II. NJ. Sherman, is Wholesale
agent for the Mexican Amole Soap
Co., of Peoria, ILL.,, and Is working up
a fine wholesale trade. The soaps are
the best of their kind and stand at
the head of the market.
A match game Of base ball was
played Monday between the Ed
wards Colored baseball club, OF
GAINESVILLE, and the Hard Hitters, of
this city, which resulted in victory
for the latter, by a score OF % 10 7.
Alonzo Kaiser, who was employed
as baker at the Asylum few weeks
ago, was married 10 Miss Mary Cav
anangh, one efihe female employees.
on Wednesday and has resigned his
position and returnedto Louisville.
The dials Of the town clock were
put up Wednesday. They are about
six feet in diameter and face in four
directions. Mr.. Yreeland, the clock |
man who is putting 1t up, will COM
plete his work In few days and
have the big time-piece in running
order.
Louise Thompson, little two-year-
old daughter ofMr. VIM. L. Thomp-
son, died Of cholera infantum We'd
nesday at 4 o'clock p. NJ, after very
brief illness. She was very bright
child and the parents have the sym
pathy Of their many friends in this,
heir hour Of trouble.
There have been As cases of mea-
lies at the Asylum and SO far only
Two deaths--Jas. Kincheloe and Da-
vid Wilson. The sick patients are
1t once moved TO isolated buildings
and given the best Of treatment.
There are now only one or two Sc
Vere cases on hand.
The protracted meetIngatthe Cum
Dorland church close,i Monday night.
During the meeting there were 40
and 81 additions 70 the
,hurch. Rev. Baxter Barbee, who
the meeting, is an evange-
ist Of much efficiency and success.
lie has gone to Webster county.
There seems to have been some
Misunderstanding about the time Of
he Crofton picnic and Drandance. 1t
win come of on Saturday the 2nd
lay of July. A good band has been
secured to play at the brandance and
will also play at tho ball TO be given
1t Crofion Hall on the night Of the
End.
Some capitalists Of this city bought
over 800 hogsheads of tobacco last
while the weed was at its
lowest, and this week sold the entire
ot through the Cant & Gather Co.,
% a Louisville party at very decid-
ID advance over the prices paid.
This was the largest single sale Of
tobacco ever made on the Hopkins
Vile market. 1855
You can go ON = four days trip IN
search of suitable place In which to
celebrate the "Glorlous Fourth" this
year, as the General Passenger Agent
IF the Chesapeake & Ohio Route has
issued instructions to all agents to
sell excursion tickets TO all G. & o.
stations July End, 3rd and 4th, good |
10 return until July 9th at one fare
for the round trip.
Mr.. Jas. A. brown, very pleas
ant gentleman who spent several
weeks at Dawson, and went home on
The 14th, died of heart disease at !
Greensboro last Tuesday. Mr.. w.
D. Lash, consumptivo from Mem
phis, who stopped over there day |
Or two in a very weak condition, also
died upon his arrival at Memphis the
first Of this week.
Yesterday was the date for the
issuance of the mandate Of the Court
Of Appeals in the Winfree-Anderson
contest. Judge Winfree will bring
suit for all Of the emolnments Of the